Police in Illinois arrested a school bus driver after they say she was drinking and driving on the job.Aurora police told WLS the incident happened Nov. 15.They said Michelle Passley picked up her bus in the morning and completed one route before stopping at a gas station. At the gas station she purchased two cans of beer, authorities said.Surveillance cameras from the school bus show the 44-year-old appeared to place the beer cans into a brown bag and proceed to drink from the cans while driving her bus.Aurora Police said as many as 32 elementary school students were on board the bus.According to police, the school district received a call from the gas station clerk, who was concerned after selling the driver beer and watching her get on the bus.Passley did not work for the school district, but a contracted busing company.The company was notified by the school district about Passley's actions, and it fired her.The bus company provided the following statement to WLS: "At First Student, there is nothing more important than the safety of the students we transport. We understand and share in the concern this incident has caused. We are incredibly disappointed by our former driver's actions. First Student has a zero-tolerance policy for employees whose actions may put others at risk. Behavior such as this is completely unacceptable and at odds with what we stand for as a company. The driver has been terminated. Since the incident occurred, we have been working with the authorities to support their investigation. Given that this is an active investigation, we are unable to comment further."Both the busing company and the school district reported the incident. Police were shown the video. They arrested Passley and charged her with two misdemeanor counts of endangering the life and health of a child.No children were hurt in the incident, according to reports.

AURORA, Ill. —

Police in Illinois arrested a school bus driver after they say she was drinking and driving on the job.

They said Michelle Passley picked up her bus in the morning and completed one route before stopping at a gas station. At the gas station she purchased two cans of beer, authorities said.

Surveillance cameras from the school bus show the 44-year-old appeared to place the beer cans into a brown bag and proceed to drink from the cans while driving her bus.

Aurora Police said as many as 32 elementary school students were on board the bus.

According to police, the school district received a call from the gas station clerk, who was concerned after selling the driver beer and watching her get on the bus.

Passley did not work for the school district, but a contracted busing company.

The company was notified by the school district about Passley's actions, and it fired her.

The bus company provided the following statement to WLS: "At First Student, there is nothing more important than the safety of the students we transport. We understand and share in the concern this incident has caused. We are incredibly disappointed by our former driver's actions. First Student has a zero-tolerance policy for employees whose actions may put others at risk. Behavior such as this is completely unacceptable and at odds with what we stand for as a company. The driver has been terminated. Since the incident occurred, we have been working with the authorities to support their investigation. Given that this is an active investigation, we are unable to comment further."

Both the busing company and the school district reported the incident. Police were shown the video. They arrested Passley and charged her with two misdemeanor counts of endangering the life and health of a child.